美语情景对话 第1269期:Crossing the street 过马路

Jess: OK, so we both live in Bangkok, Tom. How do you think crossing the street is in Bangkok.

杰茜：好，汤姆，我们两个人都在曼谷生活。你怎么看在曼谷过马路这件事？

Tom: I don't have a lot of trouble crossing the street. There's a lot of traffic but it moves quite slowly. I've never had an accident. Have you had any trouble?

汤姆：我在过马路时没有遇到太多麻烦。虽然交通流量很大，但是车辆运行速度很慢。我从未出过事故。你遇到过麻烦吗？

Jess: No, I haven't but I'm very, very careful. I'll wait a long time till I know there's definitely no traffic coming because here there tends to be a lot of motorcycles here who speed around corners and you don't see them until the last minute, so I never jaywalk. I'll always wait until I know it's safe.

杰茜：没有，我没遇到过麻烦，不过我非常非常小心。我会等待很长时间，直到我确定肯定没有车辆驶近了，我才会过马路，因为这里有很多摩托车，这些摩托车在拐弯时速度也很快，而且你在最后一刻才会看到他们，所以我从来不会乱穿马路。我会等到我确定安全的时候。

Tom: I like to use the pedestrian flyovers. That way, there's no chance of getting in trouble, but in this heat, it's kind of hard work climbing those steps.

汤姆：我喜欢走过街天桥。这样就不会遇到麻烦了，不过在这种高温天气，爬台阶很难。

Jess: It is, that's true.

杰茜：对，没错。

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重点讲解：
1. tend to do sth. 往往会；经常就；
例句：They will tend to model their behaviour on the teacher's behaviour.
他们会倾向于模仿老师的行为举止。
2. like to do sth. 喜欢；喜爱；
例句：English people do not like to be too close to one another.
英国人不大喜欢相互之间太靠近。
3. get in trouble 惹上麻烦；
例句：If you get in trouble, don't hesitate to ask for advice.
如果碰到麻烦，要赶紧向人求教。